Yay another free-to-play MMORPG

Turbine has announced the launch of its free-to-play MMORPG, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited.

WESTWOOD, MA – September 9, 2009 – Turbine, Inc. announced today the launch of Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Eberron Unlimited™ (DDO Unlimited), a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) which delivers heart-pounding game play featuring the industry’s best combat system, a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based MMOs.
DDO Unlimited introduces an innovative new pricing model that allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the game’s content. Starting today, players can download and play DDO Unlimited for free by visiting http://www.ddo.com.

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Lance Darnell

September 09, 2009

My little brother will be all over this game. Thanks for the scoop!

William Figueroa

Neat! More the merrier!

Jason Wilson

I avoided this game in the past because I was very annoyed at Wizard of the Coast's pimping of a horrible campaign setting like Eberron. But I signed up and stared a Dwarf Paladin tonight. While I'm certainly not an MMO expert, I see gamers on message boards discussing how DDO handles combat better than many other MMOs. Don't know if this is true -- guess I'm going to find out.

@Jason - Can we expect a write-up of your impressions?

I don't know. I might write about another MMO that I'm going to play in a few weeks. All depends if I can get my old D&D; group to play DDO with me. They're keen on the idea, but this group can be difficult to motivate at times.

And I doubt DDO will allow any of them to polymorph red dragons into Ethel Merman.

And I doubt DDO will allow any of them to polymorph red dragons into Ethel Merman.

@Lance I wonder how many Bitmobbers even remember Ethel Merman? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6XArLsv-4w

@Jason - I think they would know if I started singing:

"There is NO business like SHOW business...."